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Senior NHS surgeon, 64, struck off over Covid conspiracy theory videos, including that the killer pandemic was 'a multibillion scam being manipulated for the benefit of Microsoft founder Bill Gates'
A senior NHS surgeon with a 37-year career in medicine has been struck off for posting conspiracy theories about Covid – including that it was a scam for Bill Gates. Muhammad Adil, 64, was hauled before a disciplinary tribunal after he dismissed Covid as a ‘flu-like virus’ and repeated various conspiracy theories about the illness on YouTube and X, formerly…
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Covid inquiry: Mounting outrage over Anthony Albanese's refusal to hold a Royal Commission into the pandemic and fears state governments' will be let off the hook
There is mounting outrage over Anthony Albanese’s new Covid inquiry, with critics arguing its ‘toothless and narrow’ remit will let state governments off the hook. On Thursday morning, the Prime Minister officially announced the inquiry into the pandemic but stopped short of declaring a full Royal Commission despite previously calling for it when Labor was in Opposition. This indicates the…
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Anthony Fauci and his wife netted $2 million during Covid pandemic, records show – and are now worth $11 million
Former White House top doctor Anthony Fauci netted $2 million in earnings during the Covid pandemic, records show. A Freedom of Information Act request filed at the end of his tenure revealed Fauci and his wife Dr Christine Grady had a net worth that exceeded $11 million in 2022 – up from $7.6 million in 2019. As director of the National Institute of Allergy…
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Who lives and who dies in the world’s next pandemic should not depend on where they live | Michael Marmot
The Covid pandemic was an equivocator with global unity – to misquote the porter in Macbeth. We were united in being affected by the pandemic but both its effects and the responses to it were grossly unequal. More, inequality worsens pandemics, not only current pandemics such as Aids and Covid but those yet to come. Governments are looking to address…
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‘Brain swelling’ bat virus far deadlier than Covid’ kills 2 amid new pandemic fears – the 10 signs to know
A VIRUS dubbed the ‘next pandemic threat’ is surging, experts have warned. Hundreds of people in India are being tested for Nipah after two have died and at least five infected. Alamy The Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from bats and pigs to humans[/caption] Getty The bug inspired the blockbuster film Contagion about a global…
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Qantas illegally sacked workers during pandemic, court rules
The High Court of Australia on Wednesday ruled that the country’s flag carrier airline, Qantas, broke the law by firing 1,700 ground staff and replacing them with contractors early during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to media reports, the court said that the company had commercial reasons for its actions at the time but acted in a breach of industrial law…
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Schools across America bring back Covid MASKS in classrooms amid rise in infections – in call back to dark days of pandemic
A slew of schools across America are reinstating mask mandates amid a surge in positive Covid tests – despite evidence they harm children’s learning. Kinterbish Junior High School in Alabama has asked all students, staff and visitors to start wearing face masks in classrooms and hallways ‘due to the slow rise of Covid cases in the area’ since late last month.…
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Dr Fauci admits there IS a lack of evidence showing dreaded COVID mask mandates stopped pandemic – but wants us to cover-up anyway as cases spike
Dr Anthony Fauci has admitted there is a lack of evidence to show mask-wearing stopped the spread of Covid – a far cry from his early-pandemic steadfastness that the mandate was going to curb the spike in cases. The former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 82, was branded as the nation’s Covid czar because he…
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The unvaxxed generation: Up to one in 10 kindergarteners are not getting their vital shots in some US states after pandemic, CDC data shows…. so what’s the situation where YOU live?
The share of children who are ‘exempt’ from having their school vaccinations is rising as antivax anxiety grips American parents. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows for the 2021-2022 school year, 2.6 percent of kindergarteners in the US had a vaccine exemption, an increase from 2.2 percent for the prior school year. Non-medical exemptions, those based on a…
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Why So Few Foreign Tourists Are Visiting China Despite Lifted Pandemic Restrictions
Peak summer in China — the first in four years without harsh COVID restrictions: Tickets for attractions like the Forbidden City in Beijing are selling out in minutes. Streets are crowded and subway stations are even more packed than usual. Foreign tourists, however, are few. For many, China is a step too far. The pandemic is gone, but the memory…
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